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. 2013 Apr 17;2013:951954. doi: 10.1155/2013/951954

Table 6.

Associations between size at birth and ultrasound abdominal depth measurements at 3 months (487 infants) and 12 months (495 infants).

Birth weight SDS
Mean skinfold thickness SDS at birth
B ± SE1 P value B ± SE1 P value
Model 1

US-visceral depth (cm)
 3 months −0.024 ± 0.027 0.4 −0.059 ± 0.031 0.06
 12 months −0.041 ± 0.024 0.09 0.062 ± 0.028 0.03
US-subcut abdo depth (cm)
 3 months 0.005 ± 0.005 0.3 0.015 ± 0.005 0.004
 12 months 0.002 ± 0.004 0.6 0.007 ± 0.005 0.1

Model 2

US-visceral depth (cm)
 3 months −0.041 ± 0.031 0.2 0.073 ± 0.033 0.03
 12 months −0.045 ± 0.026 0.09 0.073 ± 0.028 0.009
US-subcut abdo depth (cm)
 3 months 0.012 ± 0.005 0.01 0.005 ± 0.005 0.3
 12 months 0.011 ± 0.004 0.01 0.002 ± 0.005 0.7

Results are shown before (Model 1) and after (Model 2) adjustment for body size at the time of the ultrasound measurement.

Model 1: adjusted for sex.

Model 2: also adjusted for current weight or skinfolds, respectively.

1 B: Regression coefficient (and respective standard error); this represents the SD change in each parameter per 1 SDS change in birth weight or skinfold thickness at birth.